The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19
HE RESTS NEAR THE PLACE OF
HIS NATIVITY.
AN IMPRESSIVE SPECTACLE OF MOURN.
ING At ST. AUGUSTINE.
nsmor OF the Nero Of Four wars.
funeral Procession.

mains of General William w. Loring,
/ who died in New York ON the 3Oth of
\ December last, and which at that time
were temporarily placed in a vault in the
Marble cemetery of that city, were to-
day laid in their last resting place in st.
! Augustine, his native city. The body
. arrived yesterday, after having lain in
Jacksonville for a night. Ex-United
States Senator George +. Spencer, of
| Alabama; Mrs. Spencer, Gen. Loring's
neice and legatee. and the Rev John j.
of the estate, accompanied the remains
+ from New York
IN STATE.
/ Immediately on arriving in 81. Angus
! tine the remains were carried to the
''Old Slave Market" in the Plaza. where
they lay in state until noon to-day. The
! old market building, the monuments and
the gates of the park We're appropriately
draped in mourning, as were all the
public buildings and the private resi-
dences along the line of march to the
cemetery. Gen. Loring was one of
| Florila's most distinguished sons. and
/ his native city had prepared To show the
! greatest honor TO his memory. The
streets of the city, the Plaza, the hotels,
the verandas. and every available place
Was crowded with people from all parts
of the State. Business was practically
suspended from ~ O'Clock in the morn
/ ing until after the burial, and all turned
out to do honor tn the distinguished
dead The casket was placed i'm the
west end of the market building. where
continual stream Of people with heads
uncovered were passing around il dur
ing the morning
The casket was plainly covered with
black. wrapped in the National flag. and
literally covered with beautiful flowers.
arranged in wreaths. crosses anchors and
other designs, on top of which lay the
Generals swords. crossed. The flowers
were most artistically arranged and 50
great was the pressure tn see them and
the casket. that it required the greatest
care on the part of the military guard to
+ prevent a jam While the crowd was
very great. the people were ORDERLY and
passed in and out without the least Jar.
all getting an opportunity to walk by
and see the casket and flowers.
THE FUNERAL
Promptly at I2 O'Clock noon the pro-
cession was formed in the following or
| der:
second T.. :. Artillery Band
: Two neid pieces each drawn by four horses.
United States Artillery Company
Chief Marshal Col. j. ". Thomas. late Of Gen.
Loring's star, mounted.
/ Adiutant Inspector General, Gen. David Lang.
of Cedar Key, mounted
/ Assistant Marshals. X. y. Armstrong. r. H.
| Papy. Ramon Hernandez, mounted.
The military Escort, Major W. II. Yonns. com-
/ manding, mounted sergeant
Lieutenant c. ID. Wilcox commanding second
rs. Artillery Escort; mounted sergeant
/ The Gainesville Battalion of Cadets as a firing
7 party.
The Gainesville Guards.
The jacksonville Light Infantry.
The Escsmbia Rifles
Tho Metropolitan Light Infantry
The Gem City Guards.
The Clay Guards.
The Ocala Rifles
The Orlando Rifi,--.
The Fernandina yoIunt..er-
The st. Augustine Guards.
The Clergy, in carriages.
! A Gun carriage drawn by four horses. upon
which rested the body.
The Generals Charger, led by a groo,n
/ On either side OF the remains were arranged
[ the Guard of Honor.
I The Fall Bearers, in carriages consisting Of
Ex-Governor Geo y. Drew;
General Edwin Kirby smith:
General r. H. Ayers;
General ID. :. Walker
Colonel J. J. Daniels:
I Major George n, Fairi,enkS;
/ Charles X. Jones:
General WIN. Baya:
DR. John westcotts
Major Thomas T. Russell:
General p. ID. Roddy:
General Robert Bullock;
Hon Charles DougheFry:
J. A Henderson;
Major A. j. RUSSELL
Hon. Pat walsh;
The Family snd Mourners in Carriages,
The Confederate States Veterans. Army and
Navy
The Grand Army of the Republic and Vet
Grams of the Army and Navy.
Distinguished Persons and Guests. I'm Carriages
Z The Mayor Of ST. Augustine and Visiting
Mayors.
The City Council
Visiting Civic Dignitaries
Visiting Delegations.
Citizens and City Schools
As can readily he imagined. the prs,-
cessi"n was a long and imposing one.
The military display was especially
grand, and probably the longest ever
sren in Florida before
With the cannon slowly firing saiutes.
and the bells OF the Episcopal and Cath
o.ic Churches tolling. the march TO the
cemetery was begun The line formes
on the bay. at the east end Of the Plaza
and marched up King street to ST
George, up St George to the City Gates
thence down Bay street to King. and
along King to the cemetery. about one
and a half miles south Of the Plaza
Either side of the streets along the ins
Of march was thronged with people. who
faced the discomforts of the cold wind
and flying shells and sands to witnes,
the grand procession
Arriving at the cemetery. the military
was formed in three sides of a square
the remaining side being fillesi with citi
xens and veterans.
rHE PLACE or Burial